Discounted compost bins are being offered to Northamptonshire residents in a bid to encourage more people to get composting.

As part of International Compost Awareness Week (5-11 May), the Northamptonshire Waste Partnership is working with getcomposting.com to offer discounted compost converters from as little as £18.50. Residents can also buy a second composter for just £9.25 thanks to... Read More »

Northamptonshire County Council has replaced Street Doctor with FixMyStreet which will now allow customers to upload photos – making it clearer where highways defects are located. People will be able to easily map where the defect is and also view assets such as signs, trees and adopted highways so it is easy to identify exactly which one they are talking about when they make a report.

https://fixmystreet.northamptonshire.gov.uk... Read More »

A5 Kilsby to Weedon Roadworks - Overnight Closures - Weedon to Whilton

Works to Phases 1, 2, 3 and 4 are currently programmed to be carried out during the times and on the dates - see document. Please note that this is a 16 week overview and, as all of the planned roadworks may be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances, the dates cannot be guaranteed.

See document for... Read More »

If you have received your letter from the District Council, please consider responding to the Housing Needs Survey, copy and paste the link below. You will need the reference from your letter to enter the survey.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WeedonBecHNS

DAVENTRY DISTRICT COUNCIL'S CONTRACTOR WILL BE COMMENCING ESSENTIAL REPAIR WORK WITHIN THE CHURCHYARD FROM THURSDAY 14th FEBRUARY
Work to replace displaced and damaged footpath edgings and resurfacing sections of the path (leading to the main and tower doors of the church) will be undertaken on 14th and 15th February. During the work pedestrians will be diverted around the affected areas and there will... Read More »

Highways England will be carrying out essential maintenance work on the A5 between Weedon crossroads and Kilsby. This includes repairing damaged drains, resurfacing the carriageway, renewing bridge joints and kerbs, refreshing road markings and installing road studs and traffic loops.

This is due to start on 4th March and is scheduled for completion by the end of October. They will be working between... Read More »

Come along and join us for the autumn litter pick. Meeting in the car park adjacent to the Church from 10 am. All equipment provided. Refreshments available.

Collection schedules

Collections will continue to take place as usual over the Christmas and New Year period, except for Christmas Day and New Year's Day:

· If your collection is due on Christmas Day (Tuesday, 25 December) it will instead take place on Saturday, 29 December.

· If your collection is due on New Year's Day (Tuesday, 1 January) this will instead take place on Saturday, 5 January.... Read More »

From 1st October 2018, changes to regulations for licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) will mean that all HMOs occupied by 5 or more people forming two or more households (where facilities are shared) will require a mandatory HMO licence.

Landlords with properties meeting the criteria must ensure they have applied for a licence by 1 October this year in order to avoid enforcement action.... Read More »

Don't forget the Village Show on September 8th. Entry forms are available from Blades, the red telephone box on West Street or you can print the relevant page from the Parish Council's website (under Village Show). Entries due in by 6th September.
If you have not entered before, there are many different classes to choose from. Do you have some great photographs? Can you paint a brilliant picture? Do... Read More »